LSU baseball drops the series to Auburn after Game 3 loss

LSU’s 6-4 loss on Saturday cost it a series loss at home.

Both LSU and Auburn entered Saturday’s Game 3 matchup with a lot on the line as the winner would take the series 2-1. In an all-Tiger matchup, who would prevail?

LSU started the day in their *Saturday* best gold unis and with [autotag]Samuel Dutton[/autotag] on the mound. However, that wasn’t enough to take home a series win as AU clinched it with a 6-4 win in the rubber match.

For the first time this series, Auburn got on the board first as it plated a run in the top of the first to take an early 1-0 lead. LSU was able to tie the game in the bottom of the second as [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] hit an RBI single to score [autotag]Jacob Berry[/autotag].

In the top of the fourth inning, Auburn took the lead back and chased Dutton from the mound with LSU down 2-1. Dutton’s final line was 3.2 innings pitched, four hits, two runs, two walks, and three strikeouts.

In the top of the fifth inning, Sonny Dichiara hit a two-run home run against [autotag]Devin Fontenot[/autotag] to make it 4-1 Auburn. In the bottom of the seventh inning, LSU cut into the Auburn lead thanks to a barrage of hits from the top of the lineup. [autotag]Cade Doughty[/autotag] doubled, [autotag]Tre Morgan[/autotag] singled, [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] was hit by a pitch, and Berry hit an RBI single to cut it to 4-3 after seven innings.

In the top of the eighth, Auburn was able to get both of those runs back with a couple of RBI singles to make it 6-3 as we headed to the bottom of the inning. Morgan was able to get a run back in the bottom of the inning as he hit a solo home run to cut it to 6-4.

Berry, [autotag]Brayden Jobert[/autotag], and Thompson were the three Tigers due up in the bottom of the ninth and they were charged with the task of trying to tie it up or walk it off. Berry started it off with a groundout. Jobert then grounded out. Thompson struck out swinging and that was the end of the game as LSU lost dropped the series.

With the loss, the Tigers move to 19-9 (4-5 SEC) on the year. The next game will be Tuesday night against Grambling with the first pitch scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT at Alex Box Stadium.

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